Badminton Asia Team Championships Explained

The Badminton Asia Team Championships is a biennial tournament organized by the Badminton Asia (BA) to crown the best men's and women's badminton national teams in Asia.

It started as a standalone event for both men's and women's teams since 2016 and both the team events are conducted simultaneously by Badminton Asia Confederation.[1]

History

Asian team championships exclusively for Men's team were conducted together with Asian Badminton Championships until 1993 after which the team tournament stopped altogether, only to be commenced 23 years later in 2016 including Women's team event, which also serves as qualification tournament for the Thomas and Uber Cups Finals.[2]

Location of the Badminton Asia Team Championships

YearHost City
2016[3] Hyderabad, India
2018[4] Alor Setar, Malaysia
2020[5] Manila, Philippines
2022[6] Selangor, Malaysia
2024[7]
2026Dubai, United Arab Emirates

List of medalists

Men's team

YearWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalists
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024

Women's team

YearWinnersRunners-upSemi-finalists
2016
2018
2020
2022
2024

Medal table

Overall (men's and women's team)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Happening Hyderabad Badminton Asia Team Championships 2016. Badminton World Federation. 20 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Badminton Asia Official Report 2015. Badminton Asia. 18 November 2019. 76.
  3. Web site: Indonesia, China emerge champions – Badminton Asia Championships Finals. Badminton World Federation. 22 February 2016. 20 February 2024.
  4. Web site: Thomas. Giles. Indonesia defend men’s title at Badminton Asia Team Championships and Japan dethrone China. Inside the Games. 11 February 2018. 20 February 2024.
  5. Web site: Badminton Asia Team Championships 2020. Badminton World Federation. 16 February 2020. 20 February 2024.
  6. Web site: Malaysian men’s squad end Indonesia’s dominance to win Badminton Asia Team Championships 2022. The Borneo Post. 20 February 2022. 20 February 2024.
  7. Web site: Rory. Jiwani. Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: People's Republic of China defeat Malaysia 3-0 to claim title as Lee Zii Jia misses final. Olympic Games. 18 February 2024. 20 February 2024.